#AEWSOC Season Hits Midway Point, Week #8 Awards Unveiled
BOSTON – Just two weeks remain in the #AEWSOC regular season and New Hampshire sits atop the league standings, followed closely by Hartford and Stony Brook. The Wildcats have 12points and a 4-1-0 record while the Hawks follow closely with 10 points at 3-1-1 and the Seawolves, who handed UNH its first league loss Sunday, have nine points and are 3-1-0.
Conference play continues with games Thursday and Sunday this week. The majority of #AEWSOC conference games will appear on AmericaEast.TV, the place to watch free live content on any device, including the network's Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Android TV OTT channels. Select contests will air on ESPN3, home to over 30 America East school-produced events this fall. Full #AEWSOC Schedule/Results
Here are the conference's week eight award winners:
Player of the Week
Rachel Morrier, UMass Lowell – Jr., Midfielder, Plaistow, N.H.
- Scored all four goals as UMass Lowell went 1-0-1 in conference action last week.
- Had two scores in a 2-2 tie with Vermont Thursday and two more in a 2-1 over Albany Sunday.
- This is Morrier’s first career #AEWSOC Player of the Week honor.
Co- Rookie of the Week
Genna Michitti, Binghamton – Fr., Forward, Binghamton, N.Y.
- Had a goal and an assist in Binghamton’s 3-0 win over UMBC Sunday.
- This is Michitti’s first career #AEWSOC Rookie of the Week honor.
Co- Rookie of the Week
Fanny Gotesson, Stony Brook – Fr., Forward, Varnamo, Sweden
- Assisted on both Stony Brook goals in a 2-1 win over UNH Sunday.
- The loss was the Wildcats’ first in five conference games.
- This is Gotesson's first career #AEWSOC Rookie of the Week honor.
Weekly Award Winners
Aug. 21 - Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Rachel Florenz, Stony Brook
Aug. 28 - Player of the Week: Brooke Murphy, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Rachel Florenz, Stony Brook
Sept. 5 - Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Ella Bankert, Vermont
Sept. 11 - Player of the Week: Kayla Saager, Binghamton; Rookie of the Week: Christina Corbi, UMBC
Sept. 18 - Player of the Week: Mia Neas, New Hampshire; Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook
Sept. 25 – Co-Players of the Week: Vivian Vega, Albany & Bridgette Alexander, Hartford; Rookie of the Week: Kristin Birgisdottir, UMass Lowell
Oct. 2 – Co-Player of the Week: Mia Neas, New Hampshire; Co-Player & Rookie of the Week: Alyssa Francese, Stony Brook
Oct. 9 – Player of the Week: Rachel Morrier, UMass Lowell; Co-Rookies of the Week: Genna Michitti, Binghamton & Fanny Gotesson, Stony Brook
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